The silver trowel was used for the laying of the foundation stone of the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hall. It was donated to the Old Colonists' Associaiton in 1906. The Old Colonists' Association minutes noted 'Mrs Murray handed to the Secretary the silver trowel presented to the late President on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the Hall.' The silver trowel was used for the laying of the foundation stone of the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hall. It was donated to the Old Colonists' Associaiton in 1906. The Old Colonists' Association minutes noted 'Mrs Murray handed to the Secretary the silver trowel presented to the late President on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the Hall.' "THE OLD COLONISTS' HALL. The foundation-stone of the building to be erected by the Old Identities’ Association, in Lydiard street, was next laid with the usual ceremonies. This was immediately adjoining the foundation-stone of the Mining Exchange building. Mr J. Graham presented Mr Murray with a silver trowel, bearing the following inscription:—“ Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. Presented to J. P. Murray, Esq., president of the Old Colonists’ Association, on the occasion of his laying the foundation stone of their new hall, Ballarat, 21st June, 1887.” Mr Graham said he thought the pioneers of such a city were quite right in erecting a building that would be a home for them while they lived, and a memorial of them when they were no more. Mr J. Fraser, secretary, read the followin'- report:— “Mr Chairman, ladies, and gentlemen,—The bottle about to be deposited under this foundation contains documents in which are written particulars of the founding of the Old Colonists' Association at Ballarat; its financial and numerical position at the present time, the names of its officers and committee of management for the current term: a complete list of the names of its members, a copy of the rules and regulations of the association: copies of The Star, Evening Star, Courier, and Ballarat Advertiser newspapers, programme of to-day's proceedings as far as they relate to the laying of the foundation-stone, together with a brief summary of the aims and objects of this philanthropic institution. That the nature of these objects are considered worthy of encouragement and support is amply proved when we see on the Association's roll of membership the names of so many of our most prominent citizens and public men, "and from the fact that the Government of the colony have recognised the just claim of the old colonists'of Ballarat to be placed in possession of this valuable and central site, upon which to erect a building that will, be a credit to them and an ornament to the city, and which will enable them to still further extend the sphere of their benevolence and usefulness iu this district. The following is a copy of the signed and sealed memorial document:—*The foundation-stone of the hall of the Old Colonists’ Association of Ballarat; was laid on Her Majesty Queen Victoria's Jubilee Day,- Tuesday, 21st June, 1887, by John Paul Murray, Esq., J.P., president of the association. Under the foundation stone is deposited a copy of the constitution and rules of the association, the names of the officers, and a complete list of the names of ail the members to date; also a copy each of The Star, Courier, Evening Post, and the Advertiser, local newspapers. At this date the association numbers 319 members—accumulated funds, £203 10s 3d. The land upon which the hall is to he erected was granted by the Government to the association for that, purpose. (Signed) John P. Murray, President; W. B. Perry, Samuel Delpratt, Vice-presidents; Daniel Fern, Treasurer; John Fraser, Secretary. Committee—J. W. Graham, J. W. Lee, James M'Merkin, Andrew Lister, James Ward. Trustees—J. W. Graham, Wm. Irwin, John M'Cafferty ” Mr Murray said he was proud to lay the foundation stone of this building. The association was started in I883, and he might say they were a purely philanthropic institution. They formed an association whose creed was to assist one another in every shape and form. They had now 319 members, and were daily increasing in number.-. They were very fairly off as regarded their financial position. With respect to the objects of the association, they were to form a bond of brotherhood among those whose past experience in commercial or in mining pursuits so intimately associated them with the early history of the goldfields; men, to whose indomitable energy and perseverance Ballarat and other mining centres in the colony were so largely indebted for their development and commercial prosperity. Some of whose names were also closely identified with the memorable and sanguinary struggle 'for freedom and constitutional liberty in 1883. Their object was, further, to gather together within one fold those who survive those stirring times, to meet occasionally in friendly and social intercourse; to relieve their brethren who were overtaken by sickness or affliction; to provide the shelter of a home for those Pioneers of the goldfields whom the reverses of fortune had deprived of the means of procuring the comforts of life in their declining years; to assist the widow and succor the orphan; to mutually cheer and support each other in their temporary troubles and vicissitudes as they journeyed onward to the grave; and lastly, to tender a tribute of respect to the memory of a departed brother, by following his remains to their final resting place. Such were some of the principal objects of the “ Old Colonists' Association.” It was an institution for the good of their fellow man, and he hoped it would be successful, he hoped that the young people who came after them would appreciate what the Old Colonists had left them. He hoped they would all assist in making the institution one that would he worthy of the place. He would hand a small donation to the secretary, and hoped others would do the same. (Cheers.) The secretary, amid cheering, announced that the cheque handed over by Mr Murray was for £2O. Archdeacon Julius, who was asked to speak, said nothing could have been more fitting than the laying of the foundation-stone of the Old Identities’ Association on the Queen's Jubilee. They were a link between the past of 50 years gone by and today. Many of them remembered well enough perhaps the time when it took a man five and twenty minutes to light his pipe with tinder and steel, and when the small boys went, up the chimneys to sweep them. (Laughter.) They were building something now that people would look upon in years to come, and speak of in connection with the Old Colonists, if the young men were' half as good as their fathers they would be uncommon good fellows, and he did not think they would be. (Laughter, and interjection.) ''An old fellow said it was very true, and he knew it. (Laughter.) The Old Identities would agree with him to a man. (Laughter.) If the young men walked in their steps Ballarat in another 50 years would be 50 percent, better than it was now. There was not a man there that wished that more strongly, than 'he’ did. The Old Identities were laying this stone on the jubilee day of Her Majesty, and there never sat on the throne a worthier or nobler Queen than she who held her jubilee that day. There was not a man present, whatever his views of government may be, who did not say “God bless our Queen.” (Cheers.) The proceedings closed with the singing of the National Anthem and cheers for the Queen. (Ballarat Star, 23 June 1887)Silver trowel used during the laying of a foundation Stone for the Ballarat Old Colonists' Association building in Lydiard Street North, Ballarat.ballarat old colonists' association, ballarat old colonists' club, trowel, silver trowel, foundation stone, mrs j. murray, william bennett, j. fraser, john murray, w. lee, william irwin, john m'cafferty, john mccafferty

The Churchill campus became a part of Federation University Australia in 2014.Fourteen booklets with information of prospective students and external students at the Churchill Campus. Each book includes photographic images of students. .1) Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education External Studies, 1978 .2) Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education External Studies, 1979 .3) Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education Guide to External Studies, 1981 .4) Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education External Studies, 1983 .5) Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education Information Booklet 1983-84 .6) Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education Information Booklet 1984 .7) Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education Information Booklet 1985-6 .8) Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education Information Booklet 1986-1987 .9) Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education Guide to External Studies 1987 .10) Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education Information Booklet 1987-1888 .11) Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education Guide for Prospective Students 1987-1888 .12) Gippsland Institute Guide to External Studies 1989 .13) Monash Gippsland Guide to External Studies 1987-1888 .14) Monash Gippsland Guide for Prospective Students 1991-1991gippsland institute of advanced education, external studies, prospective students, guide book, monash gippsland, gippsland campus, j. milton -smith, m.m. chakera, p.v. morgan, w.j. battersby, m.j. krautschneider, p. farago, i.v. hamilton, h.b. yee, b.r. groves, keith hamilton, r.d. teasdale, m.. reidy, s.h. thomas, i.a. gibson, p.c> kerr, s. ledoux, p. allnutt, d.j. goff, l.j. cartledge, m. bramley-moore, m.a. hooper, g.t. smart, g.j. harison, p.j. loftus, d. peatfield, michael crowley, j. gordon dawber, kathleen frost, jean ely, hua min yee, gupta baikunth nath, paul nash, barbara mildenhall, peter kwong shun tam, peter walker, hendley potts, euan heng, kaye green, clive murray-white, dan wollmering, david thorp, anne greenwood, greg wain, geoffrey smart, victoria howlett, john wolsley, john mcphee, tim holmes, peter cole, vic majzner, john neeson, david wilson, susan howard, simone klose, john davis, geoff la gerche, international students, student residences, colin suggett, karen bensley, christopher coventry, stewart macfarlane, gippsland institute of advanced education library catalogue cards, 1970s, owen rye

This file contains 5 items: 1/Handwritten notes of title search details compiled by Peta Darke, dated 25/07/2014. From 1909 to 1936. 2/Photocopy of six pages of handwritten details from title searches compiled by Peta Darke, dated 24/10/2014. From 1871 to 1920. 3/Handwritten list of Sands and McDougal entries from 1915 to 1970 and additional notes up to 2014, compiled by Peta Darke, dated 28/07/2014. 4/Photocopies of four advertisements concerning the property from The Argus as follows: 26/04/1919 page 17: property for sale; 10/05/1919 page 14: property for sale; 01/09/1917 page 13: a son born to Mrs. W. Robertson of ‘Struan’; 09/06/1928 page 2: mortgagee’s auction to be held. 5/Photocopy of colour photography of 20 Elster Avenue taken by R. Darke, approx. 1998.elsternwick, gardenvale, elster avenue, struan, kooyong road, parnell street, college street, lempriere john thompson, hawker lilian margaret, taylor mary maud, davison lily ann, pretty ralph, robinson charles, robinson william henry, robinson george augustus, inglis robert, davies matthew henry, ross william murray, calder william anderson, watson john, rosstown junction railway and property company, muntz street (now parnell street), rupert street, oswald street, peile edgar stoddart, robertson walter, davison walter, bays arthur, gluth william, petersen o. c., farnell thomas h., bennett william, mcdonald michael, donaldson william, ryan james s., diamond g., nirens george, nirens pamela, nirens paul, nirens linda, coburn helen, coburn graham, coburn laura, coburn george, architectural styles, edwardian style, brick houses

Six items pertaining to Glen Eira Residents Asssociation Inc. 1/Two copies of the minutes of a Committee Meeting of Glen Eira Residents Association Inc., held on 04/12/2001. The minutes cover a range of routine meeting items, as well as the postponed release of the Princes Park Master Plans and the proposed construction of car parks at Caulfield Racecourse. 2/A copy of Glen Eira Residents’ Association Inc.’s 30/05/2003 newsletter, notifying members of matters presently before Glen Eira City Council for purposes of evaluation. Matters include an admonishment to the Council to sort out anomalies between the C25 Amendment (80/20 Plan) and the Melbourne 2030 Plan, the success at convincing the Ministerial panel to adopt GERA’s views regarding the C14 Council Plan for the Caulfield Racecourse, a request for information from the Council regarding the previous year’s rate increase, a request for information from the Council regarding spending on planning for improvements to Princes Park, a call for the Council to improve its consultative procedures, a recommendation that the purpose of Glen Eira News be expanded to the making of suggestions for city improvement, and a notification of the measures implemented to improve the visibility of Caulfield Racecourse’s usability by the public. Includes a black-and-white photograph of Orrong Road, Elsternwick, illustrating what Glen Eira’s roads would look like if lined with trees, which was excluded from Glen Eira News on account of a current prohibition on the making of suggestions for city improvements. 3/Four copies of a booklet entitled ‘A Short Guide to Planning Procedures’, composed 08/2006, which endeavours to explain, as concisely as possible, the methodology by which Glen Eira City Council approves real estate developments and issues planning permits. 4/A booklet containing the minutes of the 05/10/2009 Annual General Meeting of Glen Eira Residents’ Association Inc. Details both routine items and more specific matters of discussion, such as inappropriate charges on the part of the Glen Eira City Council and the proposed inception of a questionnaire to evaluate local residents’ opinion of the Council. 5/A booklet announcing the 07/10/2010 Annual General Meeting of Glen Eira Residents’ Association Inc. at St. John’s Uniting Church, Elsternwick. Front cover details agenda and contains four colour photographs pertaining to public transport (buses, trams, trains) within the city. Interior features president Don Dunstan reflecting on issues relevant to GERA occurring over the preceding twelve months, with an emphasis on the dubious behaviour of the City Council, as well as two colour photographs: one of Dunstan himself and one of traffic at Elsternwick Junction. The rear cover contains the Financial Statement presented to the Meeting. 6Two copies of a printout of an article from the website of Glen Eira Residents’ Association Inc., accessed 19/06/2012, explaining the affects wrought as a result of the implementation of Planning Scheme Amendment C87. Said amendment changes the Planning Scheme protecting neighbourhood character by replacing the previous Significant Character Area (SCA) designation with the new designations of Neighbourhood Character Overlay (NCO) and Design and Development Overlay (DDO). In developing the Amendment, Glen Eira City Council commissioned Planisphere to procure the Planisphere Final Report, in which recommendations regarding the expansion, creation and deletion of SCAs were offered. The article contains a summary of said recommendations.glen eira residents’ association inc., clubs and associations, glen eira, meetings, minutes, campbell jack, dunstan don, marwick geoff, pleydell max, teseriero dominic, robins kevin, princes park, south caulfield, glen eira city council, local government, councillors, brennan martin, victorian local government association (vlga), erlich mayor, project manikato, caulfield racecourse, caulfield racecourse flat, racecourses, parks, car parks, kennedy cr., kennedy norman mr., crown land, glen eira road, rippon lea, c25 plan (80/20), melbourne 2030 plan, c14 council plan, rates, orrong road, elsternwick, trees, station street, caulfield north, neerim road, glenhuntly, glenhuntly park, orrong ward, grossbard cr., martens cr., building permits, delegated planning committee (dpc), steward joy, brohier peter, campbell fliss, scutt alex, ray darren, hannah brian, st. john’s uniting church, mees paul dr., elsternwick club, sandham street, melbourne weekly bayside, glen eira debates, walsh investigation, whelen investigation, forge cheryl cr., whiteside helen mayor, save our suburbs (sos), walsh mary, walsh kevin, french christine, elsternwick junction, planning scheme, planning scheme amendment c87, significant character areas (scas), planisphere final report, oakdene crescent, carnegie, blackwood street, housing diversity areas, urandaline grove, caulfield, normanby road/park crescent, kambrook road, balaclava road, hawthorn road tramway estate, caulfield south, ulupna road, ormond, murray street, prentice street, kambea grove, chestnut street, mcpherson avenue, queens avenue, caulfield east, derby crescent, clarinda street, st. james parade/downshire road, exhibition street, mckinnon, field street, boyd park, murrumbeena, lindsay avenue, lydson street

Four items in this file. Email from Yarra Ranges Council re Rita Clarke, informing that they hold her scrapbook in their collection. Computer printout with details of Rita Clarke’s Order of Australia Medal, 1998. Computer printout, two pages from The Border Mail News outlining Rita’s biography and development of her career. Includes colour photo taken in her later years. Computer printout, three pages of Rita’s career, particularly her later work with local theatre and charity performances.clarke rita may, melba nellie dame, murray david, clarke harry, miley millicent, newstead judy, mcmahon helen, williams shirley, collins jack, warrener vincent, lyons john, buchanan nita, flegeltaub laurie, flegeltaub syd, watkins donald, alliston joy, podbury dudley, de wan enid, ward barry, bilsborough robert, gilson rita may, bentleigh, jasper road, centre road, roma street, st. paul’s roman catholic church bentleigh, higgins road, moorabbin hospital, parkglen community village keysborough, ormond, scrapbook, southern cross theatre company, charity performances, awards – oam 1998, theatre, radio, performance, southern cross light opera company, moorabbin centenary festival, moorabbin elderly citizen’s club, southern cross musical company

Red minute book containing the handwritten minutes of the Eureka Stockade Memorial Park Committee.john, eureka stockade, williams, lake penhalluriack, eureka swimming pool, a barnett, eureka caravan park, g mckenzie, s mckenzie, j jones, w ham, g drake, j douglas, r chittock, g taite, s elshaug, j murray, j berriman, berriman, j webb, f kennan, s romeo, paul, bob o brien, glen drake, graeme mckenzie, rigby cooke, steve romeo, jeff webb, stan mckenzie, gordon taite, wally ham, geoff webb, andrew mckay, ron chottock

Laminated black and white photographic portraits of Ballarat School of Mines staff members.xballarat school of mines, ian aitken, anne wood, roger macfarlane, des cooper, malcolm vallance, mal vallance, lyn pitt, floss stephenson, shane everard, lily saylor, linda bland, lyndall cooper, don doulton, julie baulch, peter gunn, malcolm gaunt, steven medelson, jan reeves, trevor slater, tracey cummins, ray martland, ann kerr, kieran jones, mandy rhook, john gibson, iam pym, patti mcnulty, janice shepherd, lindy hamill, bob feary, philip dixon, ron lucas, glen mcgregor, gordon whitefield, david fithall, bill bridges, doug symons, keith howlett, bernie stevens, norm howard, ray barnes, peter kelly, garry christie, paul clarke, robert munt, shaun tope, james mddonald, graeme tyrell, bruce wallis, tracey coleman, bradley rae, phillippe theatre, don lawless, bill whittle, geoff nicholls, maureen carli, keith boast, fiona watson, sonia davis, manfred hacker, ian robinson, jeff fletcher, angela murray, angela smith, lyn peucker, rosemary moorhouse, keith hankin, judy mills, brian webber, jan o'toole, veronica black, fleur haller, lorelli huggins, karen cook, len wilson, bruce staley, lynne beaumont, dzintra crocker, faye hunt, leonie hines, sally smith, jenny leviston, heather durant, barrie firth, john van dreven grant curnow, ron sutton, lynne schepis, pam merrett, fran harrison